susceptible

Adjective
US[suh-sep-tuh-buhl]/səˈsɛptəbəl/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. (often followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) yielding readily to or capable of“susceptible to colds”“susceptible of proof”Opposite insusceptibleSimilar capable, liable, predisposed, vulnerable, unvaccinated, temptable, allergic, fictile +3 moreRelates to susceptibility, susceptiblenessSee also unprotected, sensitive, vulnerable
  2. easily impressed emotionallyOpposite unimpressionableSimilar impressionable, waxy
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sus·cep′ti·ble adjective

Origin: F., from L. suscipere, susceptum, to take up, to support, undertake, recognize, admit; pref. sus (see Sub-) + capere to take. See Capable.

1. Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration.

It sheds on souls susceptible of light, The glorious dawn of our eternal day.— Edward Young

2. Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart.

Candidates are... not very susceptible of affronts.— William Cowper
I am constitutionally susceptible of noises.— Charles Lamb

— Sus·cep′wb-a1′>′ti·ble·ness, noun — Sus·cep′wb-a1′>′ti·bly, adverb

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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